Battle of the Crater Retold from Confederate and Federal Sides
A vivid retelling of the Battle of the Crater near Petersburg describe s the landscape, fortifications, and explosion on July 30 1864. It recounts the mine blast 400 corpses, the Confederate counterattack led by Mahone and McCabe, and the heavy Union losses of about 5000 killed and wounded with 1100 prisoners.
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Cincinnati
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Petersburg
Fort
Hell
Fort Mahone
Fort Morton
Fort Stedman
Fort Sedgwick
Oll
Cemetery Hill
Conof Mahone
W. Gordon McCabe
Virginia
Mahone
Simon
McCabe
Dante
Haskell
Sixteenth Virginia
Mahore
Ledlie
Hastings
Trying to Entrap the Wrong Man in Sawdust Schemes
In a tale recounted by Ormond G. Smith of the New York Weekly, the New York Tribune notes the growing chatter over recent sawdust swindles and relates Josh Billings’ experience as an example of the misdirected traps and misdeeds circulating in business circles and street talk.
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Josh
Broadway
Mr. Bailey
Rochester
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New York Tribune
Ormond G. Smith
New York Weekly
Josh Billings
Lincoln's First Dollar
A New York Star account recalls a childhood moment from Abraham Lincoln when as a scrappy boy he earned a dollar delivering trunks to a steamboat at a river landing. He describes the moment he was paid a half dollar by two travelers and how this small sum felt like a vast achievement.
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W. D. Kelly
New York Star
Mr. Seward
Reece
New Orleans
Crystal City Beneath Salt Mine Reveals Glowing Pillars
A party descends into a subterranean salt mine to a vast underground city lit by crystal pillars. They describe immense salt columns, a level floor, and a ceiling thirty-three feet above, with shafts lined by glittering walls and columns that stretch in all directions.
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London News
Wingford
Underworld
Earth
Robert
Dis
London West End
Mr. Verdin
Oath Taken By Members of British Parliament
The text records an oath sworn by members of Parliament to be faithful to Queen Victoria and defend the crown. It affirms allegiance to the crown and its succession, rejects foreign influence, and invokes Christian faith as a guiding principle. The wording reflects 19th century constitutional practice and the act limiting the crown.
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Queen Victoria
Phil
Hanover
Capital at Washington Draws Fashionable Crowd
The Philadelphia North American notes New York families migrate to Washington as rents rise and permanent housing becomes scarce. The city’s milder climate and social scene attract leisure classes, with estates and rentals snapping up as winter hopes grow and cottages soon empty.
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Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Figos Ska
Yashington
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Pegram's Battery
Old City
Elliott Salient
South Carolina
Pegram
Appomattox Creek
Jerusalem Plank Road
Fort McGilvery
Fort Davis
Elder
Grant
Nion
James W. Bailey
Timothy Morton
Syracuse
Lincoln
Dov
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